Thompson Flaherty

Certified Public Accountants

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Tax Return Preparation, Consulting and Accounting Services

ENGAGEMENT POLICY STATEMENT

Dear Client:

We appreciate the opportunity of serving you and advising you regarding your income taxes and/or accounting
needs. To ensure a complete understanding between us, we are setting forth the pertinent information about the
services that we propose to provide for you.

Tax Work:
We will prepare your federal and state income tax returns based on information you furnish to us. We will not
audit or otherwise verify the data you submit to us, although we may ask you to clarify some of it. In order to
timely file your tax returns, we need all required information no later than 20 days prior to the tax filing
deadline. You may be required to request an extension if we do not receive all required information by the
above date.

We will use our judgment in resolving questions where the tax law is unclear, or where there may be conflicts
between the taxing authorities’ interpretation of the law and other supportable positions. Unless otherwise
instructed by you, we will resolve such questions in your favor whenever possible.

It is your responsibility to provide all the information required for the preparation of complete and accurate
returns. You represent that there is adequate substantiation to support deductions for any expenses claimed on
the return. You are ultimately responsible for the accuracy of your return and should review it carefully
before signing it.

You should retain all the documents, canceled checks, and other data which form the basis of income and
deductions. These may be necessary to prove the accuracy and completeness of the returns to a taxing
authority.

Your returns may be selected for review by the taxing authorities. Any proposed adjustments by the examining
agent are subject to certain rights of appeal. In the event of such government tax examination, we will be
available upon request to represent you and will request a retainer before performing such services.

If there is an error on the return resulting from incorrect information supplied by you, or due to your subsequent
receipt of amended or corrected tax forms (W-2’s, 1099’s, K-1’s), you are responsible for the payment of any
additional taxes which would have been properly due on the original return(s), along with any interest and
penalties charged by the IRS.

Accounting and Consulting:

Our services come in the form of a tax return, financial statement, letter, report preparation, along with
consultations, meetings or phone calls. Our fees are based upon several factors. We have spent many years
becoming very knowledgeable and educated in tax and accounting matters. In addition, we are required to
continue our education annually to maintain our licenses. When you contact us it is because you need our
knowledge and assistance with something, this is when our time becomes billable. If you call our office with a
“general” question that we can quickly answer, we consider this a courtesy service and you will not be billed for
our time. Phone calls requiring research, business or personal planning, tax compliance, etc. will be billed in
accordance with our billing policy.

Billings:
Any estimate we give is based upon information you initially provide to us. Actual fees may vary as
circumstances change and/or new corrected information is made available. All fees and costs incurred to
prepare your income tax returns are due and payable before the returns are released from our office.

You will receive a full paper or pdf of your return. Any additional copies will incur a service charge of $30.00.
We reserve the right to hold the completed returns until your account is paid in full. An E-file authorization
signature and payment in full is required before any tax return can be electronically filed or released.

If your return is for a closely held corporation, partnership, limited liability company, or other entity, the person
signing that return agrees to be personally liable for our fees if the entity does not pay. Finance Charges will
accrue at 1.5% per month after 45 days of the invoice date. Uncollected invoices will be subject to submittal
with collections and incur a collection fee plus Finance Charges.
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Payments:
We reserve the right to require retainers at our discretion. New clients will be requested to remit a retainer.
New client status will remain in effect for the first twenty-four (24) months of service. The retainer is an
estimate of work to be performed; and additional amounts may be due.

Accounts unpaid for 60 days will require that we cease rendering service until your account is brought current.
In the event we stop work or withdraw from this engagement as a result of your failure to pay on a timely basis
for services rendered, we shall not be liable for any damages/penalties incurred as a result of our ceasing to
render services.

The client has ten (10) days from the invoice date, to voice any objections or questions regarding the invoice or
any portion or element thereof. After the ten (10) day period all invoices shall constitute acceptance of the
invoice as submitted and payment in full will be expected within the required time frame. Any courtesy billing
adjustments given are honored for fourteen (14) days. After fourteen (14) days, the invoice must be paid at the
full rate and the courtesy adjustment shall be null and void. Any Non-Sufficient Funds check will be charged
an additional $50 fee.

Either party may terminate this agreement upon giving a (10) days written notice. Should this agreement be
terminated prior to completion of services, we will prepare a final bill showing the total fees incurred for
services rendered. This amount will be due and payable upon presentation.

Please be advised that certain communications involving tax advice between you and our firm may be
privileged and not subject to disclosure to the IRS. If you disclose the contents of those communications to
anyone, or turn over information about those communications to the government, you may be waiving this
privilege. To protect your rights, please consult with us or your attorney prior to disclosing any information
about our tax advice.

If, after reading this letter, you agree to the terms and conditions set forth herein, please sign below and return
this letter in the enclosed envelope.

We again would like to express our appreciation for this opportunity to serve you.

Yours very truly,

Thompson Flaherty

Acknowledgment

Having read and fully understood the engagement letter, I/we agree to engage Thompson Flaherty in accordance
with the terms indicated. I/we understand the returns and/or Accounting services are to be prepared from
information I/we provide and that the final responsibility for a complete and accurate return/services rests with
me/us. It is also my/our responsibility to review and understand the information on the returns prior to signing
and filing them.

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We must have a signed Engagement Policy Statement signed and in our records before we can
commence on work requested.

We may terminate our representation of you if you insist that we pursue objectives that we consider
imprudent, unprofessional, or unethical or if we feel further representation is not warranted for personal
reasons. Regardless of the reason for termination, you are obligated to pay for services provided and
costs incurred through the date of termination.